Gasolene-purifier



W. R. HARRIS. GASOLENEPURIFIER. APPLICATRON FILED JAN. I0. 1920 WITNESSES Patented J an. 4, 1921.

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WARD ROLL AND HARRIS, OF MOORE, TEXAS.

GASOLENE-PURIFIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed January 10, 1920. Serial No. 350,661.

tank and the carbureter, for thoroughly re moving from the fuel the impurities, such as dirt and the like, and also water, to insure that the fuel will be in the best possible condition for use.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved purifier, with a portion of the tank in section,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the purifier,

Fig. 3 is'a section on the line 33 of Tn the pre ent embodiment of the invention the pu ifier is arranged between the fuel tank 1 and the carbureter, not shown, the purifier being connected to the carbureter by means of the usual pipe 2. The purifier comprises a casing 3 of substantially rectan gular formation, having at one end and at its top an inlet casing 4 which is adapted to be connected to the fuel tank as shown, and a valve is arranged in the inlet casing, the valve being controlled by a handle 5.

This tank has an outlet nipple 6 at its opposite end, and near the top, with which i the pipe 2 is connected by the usual union indicated at 7. Arranged transversely of the tank is a series of vertical partitions 8 extending upwardly from the bottom to near the top and connected with the sides and bottom. A series of flanges or webs 9 depend from the top of the tank, to a point slightly below the tops of the partition 8, the flanges or webs 9 being spaced at approximately equal distances between the partitions 8. Thus the partitions and the webs overlap each other, and the partitions divide the tank into a series ofrcompartments, four in the present instance.

At the end adjacent to the inlet 4 there is provided a drain valve 10, by means of which the sediment deposited in the first compartment, that is, the compartment adjacent to the fuel tank, may be withdrawn. Near the top, in each of the compartments 9 there is provided an opening 11 through which air may pass from the space between the webs or flanges.

In operation all of the fuel that passes from the fuel tank to the carbureter passes through theauxiliary tank 3. The heavy matter in the fuel, as for instance, dirt and I the like, tends to settle toward the bottom,

and any hindrance of the flow of the fuel facilitates such settling.

The partitions 8 and webs 9 provide baffles.

which hinder the flow, and facilitate the separation. The partitions 8 facilitate the separation of dirtand the like while the webs 9 facilitate the separation of the lighter materials, that is the materials which are lighter than the fuel.

The auxiliary tank or-fuel purifier will remove the dirt, water and other forei matter from the fuel as it flows from t e tank to the carbureter. This dirt tends to clog the communicating pipes and also tends to cause too rich a mixture, and a consequent loss of power and an overheating of the engine.

As is known, agitation prevents settling, and there is but little chance for the impurities to settle while the fuel is flowing straight from the fuel tank to the carbu- -reter. By introducing the auxiliary tank 3 in the circulation, there is provided mechanism for hindering the flow and facilitating settling.

Referring to the drawing, it will be noticed that an air valve 12 is provided, so that the air may be permitted ,to escape when first filling, instead of making it work out through the fuel tank or carbureter.

I claim -A asolene purifier comprising a tank provi ed in its top at one end with an inlet and provided at the upper portion of its other end with an outlet, a plurality of transverse partitions within said tank extending from the bottom thereof to near the top and dividing the tank into a series of equal compartments, a plurality of webs depending from the top of said tank to a point slightly below the tops of said partitions and arranged centrally of said compartments, each of said webs having an opening adjacent the top of the tank whereby to perfrom one compartment to the next, and a mit passage of air through all of the Webs, vent located at the top of the tank at the said partitions and Webs cooperating to perend opposite the inlet whereby to permit the 10 mit slightly restricted passage of gasolene escape of air when the tank is initially frolneach compartment to the next succesfilled.

sive one and the partitions operating to greatly retard. the passage of impurities WARD ROLLAND HARRIS. 

